Akhenaten: Egypt's False Prophet

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Summary: Finally! An Accessible Scholarly Title on Akhenaten
Review: This book is the best book-length treatment of the Heretic King since Aldred's famous "Akhenaten: King of Egypt" (1988), and of course, it is more up-to-date. Beautifully illustrated, scholarly but eminently readable. The author's grasp of most of the complex and controversial issues surrounding the Amarna period is on the money. He develops the equation of Queen Nefertiti with King Smenkhkare in a way that is the most convincing yet (although I must still disagree with that theory, I confess). For sheer reading pleasure, I must say it is on a par with Mme Desroches-Noblecourt's "Tutankhamen" (1963). There's a surprise on almost every page for even the seasoned Amarnaphile (Who else could tell you that Hitler was a great admirer of the "Aryan" bust of Queen Nefertiti?). In summary, this book is easily without peer on all counts and, in fact, is the best thing the author has written to date.

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Summary: Queen Kiya Speaks
Review: When I read the review "Hitting the nail on the foot" it almost made me cry, he was so on the money Heaps of people who write books about Akhenaten miss the point of what he was trying to do. To all those authors out there who find Akhenaten a monster,the MAN was trying to unite everyone under one God so there would be peace in their hearts, in Egypt at the time there was 42 GODS which kept people apart and fighting like today with all the different religions Akhe was trying to unite people as one with God the bright shining light that is within all off us , so he made the sun his focus which represents the beautiful light beings we truly are. Yes Akhe was ahead of his time and for some people he still is.So Nicholas Reeves think again before you think Akhe is a monster.